{"id":67703,"date":"2025-05-31T02:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/67703\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T02:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:32:14","slug":"denzel-clarke-scales-wall-for-wild-catch-in-athletics-blue-jays-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/67703\/","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Clarke scales wall for wild catch in Athletics-Blue Jays \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area &#038; California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denzel Clarke\u2019s homecoming just got a bit sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletics centerfielder entered his catch of the year nominee in the 4th inning of the A\u2019s game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, climbing the wall at Rogers Centre to rob Alejandro Kirk&#8217;s would-be home run.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DENZEL CLARKE, ARE YOU KIDDING? \ud83d\ude31 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iSCPOSzwpv\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/iSCPOSzwpv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Athletics on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSAthletics\/status\/1928610336011161750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 31, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Arthouse', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: #333; margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;\">With our All Access Daily newsletter, stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Bay Area and California sports teams!<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/newsletters\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0; height: 12px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cta-mail-icon-white.png\" alt=\"Subscribe\" height=\"12\"\/>\u00a0 SIGN UP HERE <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old has made his presence felt in the outfield for the A\u2019s since he joined the big league roster on May 23 &#8212; he currently has 3 defensive runs saved which already is most on the club.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke, who was born in Toronto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/denzel-clarke-makes-homecoming-to-toronto-with-athletics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">played in games at Rogers Centre as part of the Blue Jays\u2019 T12 Tournament<\/a>, something that could&#8217;ve helped make the play look so routine.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/chuckmurr\/2024\/11\/20\/prospect-denzel-clarke-quite-an-athletic-athletic---anywhere-he-plays\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">whose mother Donna was a track athlete on Canada\u2019s 1984 Olympic team<\/a>. possesses a build and athleticism that has had some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/lansing\/news\/athletics-denzel-clarke-puts-speed-on-display-in-fall-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comparing him to Bo Jackson<\/a>, so it\u2019s no surprise that the centerfielder did his best Bo impression as he scaled the wall to make the incredible catch.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denzel Clarke\u2019s homecoming just got a bit sweeter. 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